[pct-l] Lost Coast

[Kevin Cook]

Wow, I'm now grateful for the canine citizens in my "backyard". Maybe I
don't want to move to norcal after my hike? lol

On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 7:21 PM, John Abela <pacificcresttrail2011 at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Hey Kevin,
>
> > I don't blame you for wanting to defend yourself against an aggressive
> dog,
> > but if they are still 8-12 feet away, are you really in any danger? I
> can't
> > help but wonder how you're interpreting that they are coming at you "with
> > intent to harm"?
>
> 8-14 feet for a dog is one stride for most dogs on a run ;)
>
> > I'm not saying what you did was wrong, but I agree with Ron that having
> to
> > pepper spray a dog 3 times in 4 months is a lot, or you have the worst
> luck
> > ever!
>
> Yeah, totally agree. It's more what Ben said.... up here, remember
> that Humboldt County is weed-capital-of-the-world, 99% of people who
> have dogs have pits to protect their 'precious goods'.
>
> Middle of last year I had 4 pit bulls come right into our yard, one of
> which got an entire 5 oz can of the hottest pepperspay that civis can
> buy and it still kept coming. That one, sadly, depending on how you
> look at it, did not make it out of my yard. The other three were put
> down by the city.
>
>
> @Ron, I totally hear what you are saying. Up here, every day on the
> trail, is like breaching a house - because literally, it does not
> matter if you are in a house or out in the backwoods, pits, rots, and
> Presa Canario are everywhere - about the only thing not up here are
> Doberman Pinschers, for which I am very grateful - as they are the
> only dog which I actually fear.
>
> John
>